Background
Wells, Samuel Alonzo was born on March 16, 1936 in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. Son of Samuel Alonzo and Martha (Steele) Wells.
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Samuel Alonzo Wells
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Student, Emory University, 1954-1957; Doctor of Medicine Emory University, 1961.
Career
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1961-1962; resident in internal medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1962-1963; assistant resident in surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1963-1964; resident in surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1966-1970; guest investigator department tumor biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1967-1968; assistant professor surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1972; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1972-1976; professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1976-1981; clinical associate surgery branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1964-1966; senior investigator surgery branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970-1972; consultant surgery branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1975; professor, department chairman surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, 1981-1998; director, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, since 1998. Director Duke U. Clinical Research Center, 1978-1981.
Achievements
Membership
President General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, since 1996. Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1964-1966. Member American College of Surgeons (board regents 1989-1998, residency review committee for surgery 1987-1993, chairman 1991-1993, vice chairman since 1995, executive director since 1998), American Surgical Association (recorder, member county 1986-1991, president 1995-1996), Society University Surgeons (executive county 1976-1978), Society Clinical Surgery (treasurer 1980-1986, vice president 1986-1988, president 1988-1990), American Society Clinical Investigation, Institute of Medicine of NAS, National Cancer Advisory Board, Halsted Society (president 1987), Society Surgical Oncology (president 1993-1994), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Barbara Anne Atwood, Feb.13, 1964. Children: Sarah, Susan.
